Along with harming human health‚ air pollution can cause a variety of environmental effects: Acid rain is precipitation containing harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. These acids are formed primarily by nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned. These acids fall to the Earth either as wet precipitation (rain‚ snow‚ or fog) or dry precipitation (gas and particulates). Some are carried by the wind‚ sometimes hundreds of miles. In the environment
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10. Air pollution (global warming) Environmental Protection Our planet Earth is only a tiny part of the universe‚ but nowadays it’s the only place where we can live. People always polluted their surroundings. But until now pollution was not such a serious problem. People lived in rural areas and did not produce such amount of polluting agents that would cause a dangerous situation in global scale. With the development of overcrowded industrial highly developed cities‚ which put huge amounts
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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN INDIA Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment‚ into the atmosphere. The first law against air pollution was passed in 1873. Air pollution can be classified broadly in two types: 1) Urban * Industrialization * Vehicles The increasing number of vehicles and industries constitute
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OF INDUSTRIALIZATION TO AIR POLLUTION IN HO CHI MINH CITY Ho Chi Minh City‚ 24 Nov‚ 2012 Lecturer: Vo Duc Hoang Vu Students: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau 1001017412 Le Thi Thuy Hong 1001017456 Nguyen Pham Dieu Linh 1001017479 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: 1 I- INDUSTRIALIZATION IN HO CHI MINH CITY: 1 1. Industrialization definition: 1 2. Industrialization growth in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC): 1 II- AIR POLLUTION IN HO CHI MINH CITY: 2 1. Air pollution definition: 2 2. Air pollution present situation in Ho
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1) Make a promise to protect clean air. Nearly 37 million children live in areas with unhealthy polluted air‚ and many pollution- associated illnesses have been on the rise. Yet polluters and their allies in Congress have been fighting efforts to reduce toxic industrial pollution and are trying to weaken existing clean air protections. That’s why NRDC has joined other public health‚ advocacy and environmental organizations in the "Clean Air Promise‚" a national campaign to protect the health of
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Better Air Quality in Asian and Pacific Rim Cities (BAQ 2002) 16 Dec 2002 – 18 Dec 2002‚ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) Air Quality Management in Pakistani Cities: Trends and Challenges Dr. Noman Fazal Qadir Chief Executive GET & Joint Secretary ARUP Islamabad‚ PAKISTAN email get@isb.paknet.com.pk ABSTRACT: As impact of airborne pollution been widely recognized‚ its management is considered as an important component in controlling AQ in the Asian Context. Important parameters
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severely high level of air pollution. This pollution is caused by emissions from road traffic‚ industries‚ and the energy sector. In 2005‚ over 200 cities in Ukraine exceeded the levels established by the World Bank health standards for annual concentrations of at least one pollutant. Nineteen cities exceeded health standards for three or more pollutants by at least a factor of 10. In comparison‚ the air pollution levels in the Los Angeles area‚ which has the worst overall air quality in the United
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intro Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems in urban areas around the world. The rapid process of urbanization and extensive energy utilization mostly due to rapid economic expansion and population growth over the past few decades has made urban air pollution a growing problem. The air contains varying levels of pollutants originating from motor vehicles‚ industry‚ housing‚ and commercial sources. In most megacities‚ such as Mexico City and Los Angeles‚ cars
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Air pollution is one of the most critical environmental problems today. Every day‚ the air in the atmosphere is becoming increasingly polluted‚ and toxic for human consumption. Pollution not only harms the environment but also poses a threat to human health. According to world health organization‚ air pollution has been linked to almost seven million deaths in one out of every eight people. In fact‚ several people are developing detrimental illnesses‚ a difficulty breathing‚ lung cancer and various
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Reducing Air and Water Pollution Reducing air and water pollution is always a challenge. Even in a smaller city like Enterprise‚ Alabama. So many things seem out of our control; however if everyone was to do their part‚ even if it’s just a small change‚ it can make a big difference. So many luxuries we have in our lives we take for granted‚ and so many pollutants we put into the atmosphere and our ground water without thought. I want to show that in a small town like Enterprise that does
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